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martin luther king jr. organization led 600 peaceful nonviolent protesters attempting to march from selma to montgomery to dramatize the need for voting rights protection in the state of alabama, throughout the south, and our nation. as we crossed the edmund pettus bridge, we were met by state troopers who shot us with tear gas, mao beat us with nightsticks and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. 17 of us went to the hospital on that day, the good samaritan hospital in downtown selma. just eight days later, president lyndon johnson introduced the voting rights act, and later, on august 6th, 1965, he signed that act into law. >> that was congressman john lewis, democrat of georgia who led the march on the edmund pettus bridge in selma that day in 1965. he was speaking about that experience today on the steps of the supreme court. as the conservative majority on the court seemed to indicate a willingness to at least considering dismantling the pilars of the
martin luther king jr. organization led 600 peaceful nonviolent protesters attempting to march from selma to montgomery to dramatize the need for voting rights protection in the state of alabama, throughout the south, and our nation. as we crossed the edmund pettus bridge, we were met by state troopers who shot us with tear gas, mao beat us with nightsticks and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. 17 of us went to the hospital on that day, the...
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martin luther king and bruce and the rocky jimmy hendrix and michael jackson. furniture and trips and restaurant visits, you name it. jackson told the judge i have been living off my campaign for several years. >> the other thing as you brought up, the lawyer talked about health issues. one thing we know before sentencing, jackson is supposed to go in weekly for testing for some type of substance abuse, to test his blood for anything he is taking outside of his medical treatment? >> presumably, yes. >> thanks. coming up, the obama administration launching a new plan against cyber theft. china continues to deny widespread hacking here in the u.s. a live report from the white house. baked in a rich, creamy alfredo sauce. she calls them her new comfort bakes. marie callender's. it's time to savor. she calls them her new comfort bakes. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. no
martin luther king and bruce and the rocky jimmy hendrix and michael jackson. furniture and trips and restaurant visits, you name it. jackson told the judge i have been living off my campaign for several years. >> the other thing as you brought up, the lawyer talked about health issues. one thing we know before sentencing, jackson is supposed to go in weekly for testing for some type of substance abuse, to test his blood for anything he is taking outside of his medical treatment? >>...
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i don't think you could sell papers of martin luther king, of f.d.r., of sort of other important 20th century political figures without a scholar assessing the paper yet no scholar has gotten to assess her papers. and they are priced along with her effects very -- $8 to $10 million so it puts a lot of institutions that she cared about out of the running for those kind of things. >> ifill: you say two things in the book which i think most people would have to stop and think about. which is that the retelling of her life is that it was a pro rowe man tick fable and the other thing you talk about is her death and how it was a ritual of national redemption. what did you mean by those two things. >> she's celebrated for one act and then that puts it all in the past when the actual rosa parks keeps working on racial and social justice issues up to the end of her life. so she doesn't stop, she believes there's more change and yet the way that she's memorialized sort of seeks to kind of end it. to say we are a post-racial society when the actual rosa parks didn't think we were a post-racial s
i don't think you could sell papers of martin luther king, of f.d.r., of sort of other important 20th century political figures without a scholar assessing the paper yet no scholar has gotten to assess her papers. and they are priced along with her effects very -- $8 to $10 million so it puts a lot of institutions that she cared about out of the running for those kind of things. >> ifill: you say two things in the book which i think most people would have to stop and think about. which is...
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it is the only all male historically black college in the nation and among alumni martin luther king junior, spike lee, samuel jackson, and former presidential candidate herman cain. the institution that became mor house college was founded on february 8, 1867. ashley judd remains all the buzz and not for her acting or activism. the kentucky native is taking polls to see how bl she auto would do in a home state senate run against mitch mcconnell, a possibility making some democrats on the national stage salivate with happiness. even the "new york times" says that bourbon country movers and shakers are not ruling out this possibility. the high profile actress and activist is also causing a little bit of concern. james carol is the washington bureau chief of the louisville courier journal and joins me. good to have you with me. the kentucky congressman john yarmouth said to a local station this morning that he says that she didn't say it to me but apparently she is going to make a decision by derby which is an important time to set your clock by in kentucky. in the meantime roll call i
it is the only all male historically black college in the nation and among alumni martin luther king junior, spike lee, samuel jackson, and former presidential candidate herman cain. the institution that became mor house college was founded on february 8, 1867. ashley judd remains all the buzz and not for her acting or activism. the kentucky native is taking polls to see how bl she auto would do in a home state senate run against mitch mcconnell, a possibility making some democrats on the...
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pretty friendly with whitney young, getting to know martin luther king ahead of the kennedys. and then becomes a totally mean guy in terms of electoral politics, hooking up with strom thurmond figuring he was going to grab what was left of the segregationists in the south when they were disappointed with the democrats. what happened to this guy? >> i think sam's piece clearly indicates that not only would a politician like nixon find it convenient to go in that direction for potential success, but politicians generally, chris, all of us tend to want to move in a direction that points to success. in sam's piece he talks about how kennedy clearly moved away from where he was as a liberal in massachusetts to try to make sure he didn't get tubed as he had been on the vice presidential nomination when he sought the presidential nomination. so we politicians are not like the moral standard on this issue. >> okay. sam, great piece. boy, you put a lot of work into these pieces. that is one heck of a piece of work. it should be a book. why don't you just blow it up and call it a book.
pretty friendly with whitney young, getting to know martin luther king ahead of the kennedys. and then becomes a totally mean guy in terms of electoral politics, hooking up with strom thurmond figuring he was going to grab what was left of the segregationists in the south when they were disappointed with the democrats. what happened to this guy? >> i think sam's piece clearly indicates that not only would a politician like nixon find it convenient to go in that direction for potential...
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luther king jr. and much needed. overdue and a nice tribute to someone who changed history. >> i suspect the president will be going over for that, as well. this is a big moment next week. thank you very much, chris cillizza. thanks for a great road. you will be in part of my time on the road. thanks in advance for that. join us monday live from london on the first leg of secretary of state john kerry's first official trip to europe. and the middle east. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." red on red. >> there we are. just hot. thanks, andrea. coming up. >> you're hot. >> next hour, oscar pistorius makes bail. the coach says he could be back training if you can believe on monday. we're live with what's next in his case and the trial ahead. >>> and a united flight, take a look at this, skids off the runway in cleveland in what's believed to be a weather-related accident as the snow buries the midwest and where the storm and what could be rolling on east this weekend. >
luther king jr. and much needed. overdue and a nice tribute to someone who changed history. >> i suspect the president will be going over for that, as well. this is a big moment next week. thank you very much, chris cillizza. thanks for a great road. you will be in part of my time on the road. thanks in advance for that. join us monday live from london on the first leg of secretary of state john kerry's first official trip to europe. and the middle east. my colleague tamron hall has a...
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martin luther king jr. once said, history will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the clamor of bad people, but the appalling silence, the appalling silence of the good people. today we are in a period of social transition. as of the conscience of the united states congress, the c.b.c. cannot and will not stand by in silence. when history is recounted, the record will reflect the stance that the c.b.c. took in supporting comprehensive immigration reform. reform that not only includes individuals of hispanic and asian descent but also thousands of immigrants from within the african dies a pra. reform that dig -- iaspra. reform that dignyifies the struggle of family bonds. i urge my colleagues to unite behind comprehensive immigration reform. i yield back. and i thank the gentleman. mr. jeffries: i thank the gentlelady from ohio, the distinguished c.b.c. chair, for remember, what -- her remarks and her observations. i think there were several important points
martin luther king jr. once said, history will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the clamor of bad people, but the appalling silence, the appalling silence of the good people. today we are in a period of social transition. as of the conscience of the united states congress, the c.b.c. cannot and will not stand by in silence. when history is recounted, the record will reflect the stance that the c.b.c. took in supporting comprehensive...
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it was churches and martin luther king was a reverend. and the power of the civil rights argument was the argument about human dignity, which was rooted ina religious understand religious understanding. the entire founding of our republic was of a religious nature. you can hardly read the founding documents about this religious notion being an anchor of morality. i co-authored a book on the dangers and the importance of having religion and public life together. i think religion is important because it informs our moral views and helps us in terms of our a understanding of human dignity and what is the nature of the human person. then you design politics to advance those things. on the other hand, i will grant you that there are people who have religious views that have spoken out in ways that are off- putting. , wehe women's issues disagree on abortion. i don't think it's a women's issue. child and the unborn what life the unborn child has. i understand there are people of goodwill and intelligence will disagree on the issue. where is it
it was churches and martin luther king was a reverend. and the power of the civil rights argument was the argument about human dignity, which was rooted ina religious understand religious understanding. the entire founding of our republic was of a religious nature. you can hardly read the founding documents about this religious notion being an anchor of morality. i co-authored a book on the dangers and the importance of having religion and public life together. i think religion is important...
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martin luther king had it right. a long arc of history bends in the direction of -- he said justice, but i am telling you broadly, virtue. there are bad people in the world. by and large, there is not a clear dividing line between good people and bad people. by and large there is an awful lot of commonality in our humanity. by and large, given the opportunity, most people bend in a positive direction. >> encouraging. thank you for your time this evening. [applause] for those of you that will join us up -- upstairs [indiscernible] thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> tomorrow morning, washington journal will be live from the blue ridge arsenal gun shop and shooting range as we examine the issue of gun ownership in america. we will be speaking with larry pratt, the executive director of the owners of america, as well as the met -- emily miller, author of "family get your gun." we will have a look
martin luther king had it right. a long arc of history bends in the direction of -- he said justice, but i am telling you broadly, virtue. there are bad people in the world. by and large, there is not a clear dividing line between good people and bad people. by and large there is an awful lot of commonality in our humanity. by and large, given the opportunity, most people bend in a positive direction. >> encouraging. thank you for your time this evening. [applause] for those of you that...
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. >> martin luther king was for love, but he was also a warrior. he was a soldier in the army of the lord. and he was fighting, not only for black people, but for white people, as well. >> one thing about the march is there were a lot of white people there. at one time they thought it was going to be all black, but possibly 25% of the people there were white. >> america has given the negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: words that still resonate 50 years later. >> african-americans have been given a bad check marked insufficient funds. and we have still today, daily been given a bad check marked insufficient funds. >> reporter: much has evolved since that peaceful august day back in 1963. but for those who lived it, their memories are still clear. the lessons still profound. and the sense of hope still ever present. >> we gained power, but we also lost power because we started taking things for granted. we forgot the bridge that brought us over. the bridge that brought
. >> martin luther king was for love, but he was also a warrior. he was a soldier in the army of the lord. and he was fighting, not only for black people, but for white people, as well. >> one thing about the march is there were a lot of white people there. at one time they thought it was going to be all black, but possibly 25% of the people there were white. >> america has given the negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds. [ cheers and...
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once martin luther king was in birmingham with her and a guy ran up on stage and smacked king in the face, king dropped his hands to show nonviolence, i won't swing back. rosa park administered aspirin and a coca-cola to dr. king. she said in an interview i thought martin was crazy with nonviolence, i would have punched the guy in the face. she was not just a pacifist type of person. in fact here in detroit, she was very close, became close to malcolm x and some of the black power movement. she was a part -- of the church and was a buddhist later in life. she believed in one love, universalist themes and spent her life trying to help young people. >> it's fascinating. great reading, the anecdotes are remarkable. doug brinkley, good to see you. thank you. happy birthday, rosa parks. >> thank you. >> coming up, he wrote the book american sniper, and appeared in the reality show stars earn stripes, but this weekend, navy seal chris kyle was gunned down at a shooting range. did post traumatic stress disorder figure into this? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 investors want. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like
once martin luther king was in birmingham with her and a guy ran up on stage and smacked king in the face, king dropped his hands to show nonviolence, i won't swing back. rosa park administered aspirin and a coca-cola to dr. king. she said in an interview i thought martin was crazy with nonviolence, i would have punched the guy in the face. she was not just a pacifist type of person. in fact here in detroit, she was very close, became close to malcolm x and some of the black power movement. she...
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martin luther king were in helping set the stage for the civil rights statement. what do you think? >> people like mr. boehner and mcconnell and others at the capitol hill capitol and they are arguing to remove the enforcement mechanism of the voting rights act it's not enough to have a right to vote. you must have the enforced right to vote. we got the vote to right in 1965 and then gerrymandering and on the mind of the impact of their vote. it's not just among minority votes. blacks could not vote in the south but white women couldn't serve on juries. 18-year-olds serving in vietnam could not vote. on campus they could vote if they went home with an absentee. even bilingual. it took us 30 years to demock kra advertise democracy. we saw this last year, can't vote on sunday, have are to have birth certificates. i think that evidence that we need enforcement was overwhelming today. >> the other issue i want to raise with you, the violence that's going on, the killing, the slaughter in chicago, your hometown right now. a lot more americans have been killed in chicago this past year th
martin luther king were in helping set the stage for the civil rights statement. what do you think? >> people like mr. boehner and mcconnell and others at the capitol hill capitol and they are arguing to remove the enforcement mechanism of the voting rights act it's not enough to have a right to vote. you must have the enforced right to vote. we got the vote to right in 1965 and then gerrymandering and on the mind of the impact of their vote. it's not just among minority votes. blacks...